MI PAVES WAY FOR THE PROMOTION OF CLIMATE-SMART CROP PRODUCTION IN LOWER MEKONG COUNTRIES

Aimed at enhancing the capacities of agronomic service providers to catalyze wider technology adoption, Mekong Institute (MI) organized the Regional Training Program on Climate-Smart Crop Production Technologies and Innovations from November 27 to December 1, 2023 at the MI Training Centre in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Supported by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and …

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Dr. Anake Topark-ngarm, Former Executive Director, Visted MI

Dr. Anake Topark-ngarm, former MI Executive Director (ED), paid a cordial visit to MI on December 1, 2023. Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, the incumbent ED, warmly welcomed him. Dr. Anake inquired about the development of MI. In response, Mr. Suriyan informed him of recent key achievements. These include MI being awarded the ASEAN Prize Recipient 2021, …

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NEW REPORT AIMS TO PROMOTE ENERGY CONNECTIVITY AND ACCELERATE LOW-CARBON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE LANCANG-MEKONG REGION

New report aims to promote energy connectivity and accelerate low-carbon energy development and economic growth in the Lancang-Mekong region. In an effort to facilitate dialogue and knowledge sharing among energy regulators, China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. (CSG), Mekong Institute (MI), China Energy Research Society (CERS), Lancang-Mekong Energy & Power Cooperation Research Center (EDRI/LMERC) co-hosted …

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MI DEVELOPED AND DISSEMINATED A TRAINING CURRICULUM PACKAGE PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE AND SMART TOURISM PRACTICES IN THE MEKONG REGION

In an effort to support the creation of “smart tourism cities and destinations” and strengthen the five Mekong countries’ capacities to be more competitive in global tourism market, Mekong Institute (MI)’s Trade and Investment Facilitation hosted a dissemination meeting to introduce a curriculum package focusing on tools and techniques for sustainable and smart tourism development …

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TECHNICAL DIALOGUE ADDRESSES SINGLE-USE PLASTICS REDUCTION SOLUTIONS IN KHON KAEN’S STREET FOOD COMPLEXES

Khon Kaen, November 29, 2023 — In a concerted effort to address the environmental challenges posed by single-use plastics, a technical dialogue on upstream single-use plastics reduction solutions took place in Khon Kaen at Mekong Institute (MI) on November 29, 2023. This event brought together street food vendor complex operators, street food vendors, provincial and …

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MI AND CCF ROLL OUT THE THIRD TRAINING FOR CAMBODIAN FOOD INSPECTORS

Marking another stride towards better market surveillance in Cambodia, Mekong Institute (MI) and the Consumer Protection, Competition, and Fraud Repression (CCF) Directorate-General delivered the third training under their joint initiative ‘Capacity Building Program on Food Safety Legal Framework and Better Market Surveillance for Food Inspectors’ on November 22, 2023 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Tailored to …

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YUNNAN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS DELEGATION VISITED MI

A delegation led by Professor Yu Yimin, Dean of School of Information, Dean of Intelligent Application Research Institute, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics (YUFE) visited Mekong Institute (MI) on November 21, 2023. Mr. Rithy Buth, Officer-in-Charge and Director of Finance and Operations Department, welcomed the delegates and senior MI staff. The objective of the …

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MI’S DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS’ MEETING 2023 CHARTS A COURSE FOR COLLECTIVE IMPACT IN THE GREATER MEKONG SUBREGION

In a pledge to genuine transparency, accountability, and collaboration, the Mekong Institute (MI) convened with its development partners in Bangkok on November 16, 2023. The gathering marked a significant occasion as MI reintroduced its work portfolio and unveiled key findings from the mid-term review of its five-year strategic plan. Dignitaries from the MI Steering Committee, …

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HIGH-LEVEL MEETING MARKS THE LEGACY OF MI’S PROSAFE PROJECT

In a landmark high-level meeting in Bangkok, stakeholders from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Viet Nam (CLMV) celebrated the gains and discussed the future of Mekong Institute’s (MI) food safety project, Promoting Safe Food for Everyone or PROSAFE. The regional event welcomed nearly 80 participants, including key government officials from CLMV, marking the culmination of …

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EMPOWERING THE LANCANG-MEKONG REGION: MI AND GXPG LEAD A TRANSFORMATIVE ENERGY CONNECTIVITY TRAINING PROGRAM

As part of the broader goal of fostering regional cooperation and knowledge exchange within the energy sector, Mekong Institute (MI) and the Guangxi Power Grid Co., Ltd. (GXPG) co-hosted a regional training on “Promoting Greater Energy Connectivity for Equitable Development in the Lancang-Mekong (LM) Region,” in Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of …

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